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  1. Tax refund fraudsters sentenced to jail

    who claimed a total of $1.3 million in fraudulent tax refunds with her co-accused had been sentenced to three years in jail. Last week, Thai national Pornpat Chuensukjit was sentenced in the New South Wales District Court to three years in jail after...

  2. Tax reform: A story of bluster, bulldust and bedlam

    The moment someone from one side dares to raise a desired reform, or the media pounces on them like with that skirmish last year over negative gearing, the other side hits the relevant launch button. A whirlwind of media hysteria follows: wild claims,...

  3. Tax reform a ‘smouldering heap’ in Australia, says mid-tier

    Ken Henry, a mid-tier firm has again thrown its support behind fixing Australia’s “floundering” attempts at tax reform. Last week Ken Henry said while he supports a cut in the corporate tax rate, it’s distracting from the broader need for comprehensive...

  4. Tax questions triggered by new pensions guidance

    The Tax Office released some welcome guidance on death benefit questions last week, but it has triggered some new questions about tax and possible contraventions. The ATO confirmed that if an SMSF fails to pay the minimum pension requirements for a...

  5. Tax promoter penalty changes must be delayed: SMSFA

    current laws is undertaken, the SMF Association has cautioned in a recent submission. Treasury released a consultation paper last month exploring options for improving the operation of the tax promoter penalty laws. The paper also sought views on...

  6. Tax practitioners warned on emerging issues with family trust elections

    provider is noticing a growing number of problems in this space, which can be difficult to fix once they arise. In an update last week, the ATO warned tax professionals that it was seeing an increase in FTDT issues due to inadequate record keeping,...

  7. Tax practitioners warned against entering confidential info into ChatGPT

    Institute has warned accountants against entering confidential client information into AI tools such as ChatGPT. Speaking last Friday at the ACE25 Accounting Conference & Expo, hosted by Accountants Daily, Tax Institute chief executive Scott Treatt...

  8. Tax practitioners owe $90m in outstanding debt, TPB ready to pounce

    of its debt and lodgment project. The TPB’s debt and lodgment compliance project for tax practitioners, first announced late last year, has yielded positive initial results, with over 2,000 practitioners updating their outstanding lodgments and repaying...

  9. Tax practitioners face new TPB 72-hour client complaint deadline

    72 hours when directed by the Tax Practitioners Board, as it seeks to focus its resources towards high-risk agents. Launched last week, the new complaint resolution process will see the TPB assess complaints from a client of a tax practitioner,...

  10. Tax practitioner charged with multiple counts of fraud

    Prosecutions and has been adjourned for further mention on 15 May 2026. The Federal Court previously made orders in March last year preserving the assets of Prakash and his related companies and restraining him from leaving Australia. ASIC said that...

  11. Tax portal updates set to end by December 2019

    “It is our understanding that, while the old tax agent portal access will continue until the end of March 2020 (when the last of the current digital certificates expire), ATO data will cease to be uploaded to the old tax agent portal from the end of...

  12. Tax planning 101: when accountants fail to get the basics right for themselves

    in his wider group of controlled companies and trusts. In a stark warning for advisers and taxpayers alike, and as reported last week by Accountants Daily’s sister brand, Accounting Times, the decision in Larmar v Commissioner of Taxation [2026] FCA...

  13. Tax ombudsman launches probe into how ATO handles identity theft

    The IGTO calls upon practitioners to detail their experiences of unauthorised access to the tax system. The taxation ombudsman has started an investigation into identity theft and compromised tax accounts after repeated reports of fraudulent activity...

  14. Tax Ombudsman kicks off review into OSfA

    review into Online Services for Agents (OFsA), building on her previous review into the ATO's registered agent phone line last year. The review into the ATO's registered agent phone line found that many of the issues raised by agents were linked to...

  15. Tax Office, Victorian police seize 18k cigarettes, $100k in cash

    Crossing, Victoria. In a joint statement with the Victorian Police, the Tax Office said search warrants were executed last week at the suspected properties in Melbourne as part of Operation Beach, which saw the destruction of illicit tobacco crops with...

  16. Tax Office warned on WRE heavy-handedness

    to “maintain a sense of balance” after a year of crackdown on work-related expenses, says a former ATO director. In July last year, the ATO released its first individuals not in business tax gap report, detailing an $8.7 billion gap which it contends is...

  17. Tax Office updates low-cost STP providers list

    single touch payroll solutions for micro-businesses. The Tax Office first published its initial list of suppliers late last year, with prominent software providers and a big four firm featuring. The solutions are required to be affordable, that is, cost...

  18. Tax Office to give further LRBA guidance

    it will be releasing in the second half of the year, ahead of the 2017 deadline for LRBAs to be on commercial terms. Late last month, the ATO extended the 30 June 2016 deadline for trustees looking to get their LRBAs on commercial terms to 31 January...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff Reporter
    • Category: Tax

  19. Tax Office to consult on ‘future tax administration’ for small business

    forms part of the ATO’s broader program of work focused on helping small businesses meet their tax and super obligations. Last month, the ATO announced its ‘ready for business campaign’ that aims to improve compliance with tax, super, and registry...

  20. Tax office tipped to release new ruling

    Colonial First State executive manager Craig Day said that following the issue of a private binding ruling by the ATO last year, allowing the use of this strategy, it is likely the tax office will now be dealing with a large number of private binding...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Miranda Brownlee
    • Category: Tax
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